Italy Squad For Euro 2012 qualifier against Estonia

Date: 23rd May 2011 at 10:25pm
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Cesare Prandelli has announced his Italy squad for the Euro 2012 Qualifier against Estonia on 3rd JuneĀ and the friendly against Ireland four days later in Liege, Belgium.

A few notable names return to the squad with Mario Balotelli back in the coach’s good books after being left out of the last Azzurri squad due to his behaviour off the field, but fellow absentee Daniele De Rossi is still in the international wilderness.

Andrea Pirlo is back as well, as isĀ Alessandro Gamberini who replaces the injured Leonardo Bonucci.

La Nazionale currently sit at the top of qualifying group C on 13 points, five ahead of second-place Slovenia.

Full Squad

Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Salvatore Sirigu (Palermo), Emiliano Viviano (Bologna)

Defenders: Davide Astori (Cagliari), Federico Balzaretti (Palermo), Mattia Cassani (Palermo), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Domenico Criscito (Genoa), Alessandro Gamberini (Fiorentina), Christian Maggio (Napoli), Andrea Ranocchia (Inter Milan)

Midfielders: Alberto Aquilani (Juventus), Claudio Marchisio (Juventus), Riccardo Montolivo (Fiorentina), Thiago Motta (Inter), Antonio Nocerino (Palermo), Angelo Palombo (Sampdoria), Andrea Pirlo (AC Milan)

Forwards: Mario Balotelli (Manchester City), Antonio Cassano (Milan), Alberto Gilardino (Fiorentina), Sebastian Giovinco (Parma), Alessandro Matri (Juventus), Giampaolo Pazzini (Inter), Giuseppe Rossi (Villarreal)

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